This picture shows why we can’t have democracy in New Zealand
You would think that an article as enormous as that would not only lead every news outlet, it would remain the top story.
Martyn Bradbury
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Revisiting the Moment of Truth and the realisation we were lied to
The unbelievable way New Zealanders and the mainstream media framed the Moment of Truth as a giant waste of time because Kim didn’t prove Key knew about him before he claimed shows the juvenile nature of our news culture.
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The face of the NZ Police is the grim guilt of the colonising settler
We turn a blind eye to let the Police ‘do what they need’ because we privately acknowledge the negative impact of our colonisation without ever wanting to rectify that negative beyond heavy handed policing to enforce order.
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Quin’s demolition of Golriz highlights far deeper crisis within Greens
Most people would assume by ‘putting on trial world leaders for abusing their power, and restoring communities after war and human rights atrocities, particularly empowering women engaged in peace and justice initiatives,’ that she was on the side of those being oppressed, not defending the oppressors.
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Waatea News: Can the activist left work constructively with new Government?
It’s not only the new Labour led Government who are finding the transition from opposition into power a difficult one to traverse, many activist groups seem to be struggling with how to engage constructively beyond mere opposition.
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I loath to agree with David Farrar, but he’s right about Golriz Ghahraman
This could have been dealt with right at the beginning, the fact the Greens once again have been tripped up by their own incompetence is soul destroying.
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Screw putting a total sugar label on soft drinks – TAX THEM!
…big sugar are just like big tobacco and big oil. They know their product kills but they have all done everything they can to hide that truth.
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…meanwhile, the planet melts
The biggest story of 2017 was the sudden release of research all year alongside freak weather events that pointed out that catastrophic climate change can occur far faster than was ever thought possible.
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The only shock about National’s stalling tactics is that people are shocked
Winning against National is one thing, governing over them while the mainstream media is totally hostile towards you is another and at this stage it doesn’t seem the Labour Party, Greens or NZ First have the behind the scenes think tank who can game play these scenarios out well enough to not get tripped up.
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Yardley & Hosking: The 2 mikes on poor people & wealth creation
We have one Mike who wants to keep propping up failed economic models and another Mike who wants to keep propping up failed welfare policy.